War Remembered in South

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As commemorations of the Civil War’s sesquicentennial begin this spring, Southern museums wrestle with double perspectives and conflicting sentiments alien to the North. The dead are commemorated. But what of their cause?

Visitors examined Confederate uniforms and flags at the Charleston Museum.

Kate Thornton for The New York Times

War Remembered in South

In remembering the Civil War, southern museums wrestle with double perspectives and conflicting sentiments alien to the North.